Gaming addiction, definition and measurement: A large-scale empirical study

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Highlights：

• Problematic gaming is related to (in)direct measures of an addictive personality.

• Game exposure is not related to indirect measures of an addictive personality.

• Gaming addiction goes beyond gaming excessively.

• Some gamers do display personality patterns reminiscent of addiction.

摘要

•Problematic gaming is related to (in)direct measures of an addictive personality.•Game exposure is not related to indirect measures of an addictive personality.•Gaming addiction goes beyond gaming excessively.•Some gamers do display personality patterns reminiscent of addiction.

论文关键词：Game exposure,Video gaming addiction,Pathological gaming,Adolescents,MMPI-2,Substance abuse

论文评审过程：Available online 31 May 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.05.015